''ONE 162: Zhang vs. Di Bella'' was a

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event produced by

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that took place on October 21, 2022 at the Axiata Arena in

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, Malaysia.

Background

A ONE Strawweight Kickboxing World Championship bout for the vacant title between Zhang Peimian and Jonathan Di Bella headlined the event. Former champion

Sam-A Gaiyanghadao Sam-A Gaiyanghadao ( th, สามเอ ไก่ย่างห้าดาว; born October 13, 1983) is a Muay Thai fighter from Thailand formerly signed to ONE Championship until his retirement. He was, up until the title was taken from him ...

announced retired from international competition after returning to Thailand from Singapore and where he had coached at Evolve MMA. Former Glory Welterweight Champion

Nieky Holzken Nicolaas Hubertus Holzken (born December 16, 1983) is a Dutch super middleweight kickboxer and professional boxer currently signed to ONE Championship, where he competes in the Lightweight division. He is the former Glory Welterweight Champion. ...

and former ONE Lightweight World Championship challenger Islam Murtazaev were previously scheduled to meet in a lightweight kickboxing bout at ONE: X, but Murtazaev pulled out from the card due to the

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, all Russian athletes were removed from the card as a result of the Singaporean government banning them from entering the country and the bout was postponed to this date. In turn, Holzken withdrew from the bout due to an injured and was replaced by

Constantin Rusu Constantin Rusu (born May 17, 1994) is a Moldovan kickboxer, currently competing in the lightweight division of ONE Championship. He is the former KOK and FEA welterweight champion. A professional competitor since 2016, Rusu has also competed for ...

. A flyweight muay thai bout between Chorfah Tor.Sangtiennoi and Denis Purić was scheduled to take place at the event. However, Chorfah withdraw due to has sustained an injury during training at the Sangtiennoi Camp and was replaced by Tagir Khalilov. At the weigh-ins, Tagir Khalilov,

and Gustavo Balart all failed hydration test and were forced to take catchweights. Khalilov weighed in at 137.5 lbs, 2.5 pounds over the limit, Balart came in at 130.75 lbs, 5.75 lbs over the strawweight limit, and Rusu at 173.25 lbs, 3.25 pounds over the limit.

Results

Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses. *Performance of the Night: Eko Roni Saputra

References

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Background

Results

Bonus awards

See also

References